Fastening device for shoe-ornaments.



E P. GUSHMAN.

FASTENING DEVICE FOR SHOE ORNAMENTS.

I APPLICATION FILED FEB 21, 1913 1,120,035, Patented De0.,8,1914.

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Application 111ml February 21, 1913. Serial No. 749,985.

To (ill whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELEANOR Panama CUSH-MAN, a citizen oftheUnitedStates, revSidin at Dodge, in the county of Walker shoes Theobject of the'invention is to provide a simple, cheap and securefastening means of light weight to which a bow or similar ornament maybe quickly attached by a few stitches of thread and as quickly removedby cutting'or breaking the stitches when after usethe ornament becomessoiled, mussed or misshapen.

A further object is to provide the fastening means with a ready methodof attaching it to a shoe so as toEhold the'bow or ornament 'in placethereon and when it is desired "to make a. change in the ornamcnt'thefastener may without trouble be easily -removed from the shoe.

At the present time -.womens shoes are ornamented securing-to the frontthereof bows made of silk, ribbon, leather or other material either flatorgathered and attached to'the shoeiinvarious ways. 'It is a fact thaton shoes so ornamented, the bows are the first thing tododk shabby aboutthe shoe, especially bows made of silk ribbon. The

'bows gatherdnst, become'sta'ined with shoe polish when cleaning theshoe and mussed and made unshapely by rubbing and brushin When the bowsare in this condition it'is desirable'tn r" wove them from the shoe andsubstitute new ones in place thereof, but so far as I 'am aware nosimple and ready means'has been devised whereby this may be done.

With the present invention the bows may be quickly and easily attachedto and removed from the fastening devices and the latter as readilysecured to and removed from the shoes- 7 The simplicity of the deviceenables the bows to be removed from the shoes when the latter are to becleaned and put on again when the shoes areto'be worn and, 'further--more,-the construction of-the deviceis such that itdocs-not addmaterially to the weight of theshoe and in fact increases but slightlythe "weight of the bow "to which it is attachecl.

These objects and other advantages are secured by means hereinafter setforth in the detailed description and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing-of which,

Figure 1 'is a 'top view ofthe'toe ofthe .shoe with-.a .flat ribbon bowapplied-thereto.

'Fig. 2 'is a bottom plan view of a similar bow and a fastening devicesecured thereto.

Fig. 3 is a frontview of the "bow and the afastenmg device 'in positionon the vshoe showing one form by which the fastening devlce'iseonnected'to the shoe. Fig. '4 is a perspective view ofthe fasteningdevice disconnected from 'the bow. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig.3,showing a different means for attaching the fastening device in place.Fig.6 isa. bottom plan viewof-a gathered bow and the form of "fasteningdevice which I prefer to use with such bows.

In the drawing 10 designates a skeleton base plate made of thinresilient metal, preferably curved as shown in Fig. 3, one end ofwhichis'bent up to form a catch '11 "to engage the end of a tongue '12formed'by doublingthebase plate upon itself as shown, the =tonguepreferably being made narrower than the base plate. The resiliency ofthe metal from which the plate and tongue are made'is suchthat'thotongue maybe sprung laterally with little-or no effort todisengage itsend from the catch '11 when it is desired to fasten andunfasten the same. The plate 10 has a relatively narrow body portion andnear each end of the body portion and on opposite edges thereto in theplane of the plate project lugs-or fingers 13, through each of whichsmall hdles 14 are bored for a purposeto be described later, this bodyportion with the outstanding lugs or fingers *forming a light skeletonbase ,plate orsupport.

'Lying close against the back of the base plate 10 is a sheet 15 offlexible material preferably woven wire and so shown. This sheet in'theform shown in Figs 2 to 5, in-

clusive, .is fastened to the base plate by strands of Wire 16 extendingthrough the holes 14 in the fingers 13 and through the mesh in the plate15. This woven wire plate 15 forms a foundation upon which the flatribbon bow 17 is placed, the latter being secured to the plate bystitches 18, the thread passing through the mesh in the plate and intothe bow.

It will be seen that with the plate 15 havjecting at its ends and sidesbeyond the,

skeleton base plate,- as shown in Fig. 2, may be bent, or shaped to suitthe bows and permit the surface to which the bow is. stitched to begiven slightly different shapes and contours in order to give difie'rentand proper sets to the difierent types of bows which may be attachedthereto. thus designed when a bow attached to the fastening device, asdescribed, becomes soiled or mussed, it is only necessary to cut orbreak the stitches 18and the bow will be separated from the fasteningdevice, the latter being then ready for the attachment of another bow.The plate 15 is preferably made a little shorter and narrower than thebow so as to give a firm support to the bow and hold it securely inplace. Where gathered bows are used I prefer the arrangement shown inFig. 6, that is tossay the reticulated plate 15 is omitted, the bowbeing stitched directly to the fingers 13 of the skeleton plates throughthe holes 14 therein. Bows provided with fastening devices such as thisare attached to the shoes by disconnecting the tongues 12. fromthecatches 11 and slipping the tongues through loops or eyes 19 securedto the shoes. These eyes or loops may be of thread, wire, leather orany.

other material, or if desired slits 20 (see Fig. 5) may be made in theshoe and the tongue slipped thereinto as shown. In fact any suitablemeans capable of holding the tongue in place on the shoe may beemployed.

What ll claim'is:

1. A fastening .having a narrow body-portion; integral lugs or armsprojecting at right angles from said body portion near each end thereof,

said arms having perforations to receive sedevice for shoe. bows and.the like comprising a skeleton .-base-plate of said body-portion toengage said catch, and bow supporting means secured to said latev P 2. Afastening device for shoe bows and the like comprising a skeletonbase-plate having a narrow body-portion and outstanding arms, a catchand catch-engaging tongue on said body-portion, and a bowsupportingplate of wire-gauze of larger area than said skeleton base-platedetachably secured to said base-plate.

3. A fastening. device for shoe bows and the like comprising a skeletonbase-plate of resilient material having a narrow bodyportion andintegral arms or lugs extending therefrom, a catch at one end of saidbody portion, a catch-engaging tongue at the other end of saidbody-portion, and a reticulated bow supporting plate of ductile materialand of larger area than said skeleton base-plate detachably securedthereto.

4:. 'A fastening device for shoe bows and therewith, an integral catchat one end of said body portion, an integral catch-engaging tongueextending from the other end of said body portion, and a bow-supportingplate of ductile wire-gauze and. of larger area than said skeleton baseplate detachably secured to said arms by strands passing through themesh and perforations in the arms of the base plate.

5. A fastening device for shoe bows and the like comprising a base plateformed with an integral catch at one end and an integral spring tongueat the other end adapted to engage with said catch, and a platedetachably mounted. on the base plate to which a bow or the like may besecured by stitching. 6.. A fastening device for shoe bows and the likecomprising a base plate formed with an integral catch at one end and anintegral spring tongue at the other end and adapted to engage with saidcatch, fingers projecting from the sides of the base plate through whichare perforations, and a reticulated plate on'one side of the base plateand detachably connected thereto by strands passing through theperforated fingers and the openings in the reticulated plate, saidreticulated plate serving as a base for a bow or the like which may beattached I thereto by stitching.

. 7. A. fastening device for shoe bows and the like comprising a baseplate made of thin resilient metal, anintegral catch at one end of thebase plate, a tongue formed by bending the other end of the base plateupon itself, said tongue adapted" to engage attaching means on a shoeand be retained by said catch, perforated fingers projecting from thesides of the base plate, a plate of In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset wire gauze on one side of said base plate, my hand in presence oftwo subscribing 1o and strandls passing through said perforatedwitnesses.

ngers an the mesh of the wire gauze plate 1 for attaching said gauzeplate to the base ELEANOR PARKER GUSHMAN' plate, said wire gauze plateforming a foun- Witnesses: dation for a bow or the like which may be A.W. TABER, attached thereto by sewing. McJ. HAYS.

